telecommunication
noun
tele·com·mu·ni·ca·tion
ˌte-li-kə-ˌmyü-nə-ˈkā-shən 
1
: communication at a distance (as by telephone)
2
: technology that deals with telecommunication
—usually used in plural
Examples of telecommunication in a Sentence
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Hundreds of Phoenix cellphone users were affected by a telecommunication outage early Tuesday.
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Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024
The world’s fourth-largest telecommunications company said a data set that included social security numbers was released on the dark web.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
Genomics, bioinformatics, climate science, telecommunications, finance, health care and so many more fields depend on it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2024
In mid-November, under pressure from the United States, Israel permitted the entry of fuel for hospitals, desalination plants and water pumps, wastewater treatment plants, bakeries, and telecommunication services.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2024
By the time Congress acted on concerns about Huawei’s access to Americans’ private information, taxpayers had to pay billions of dollars to tear Huawei’s telecommunication equipment out of the ground.
—Christina Jewett, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
On Monday, a Hamilton County grand jury indicted Brenda Cowden, 54, on 10 felony charges including telecommunications fraud, forgery, theft and identity fraud.
—The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024
Government rules adapt Meanwhile, last December, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) updated its 16-year-old data breach notification rules to ensure that telecommunications providers adequately safeguard sensitive customer information.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
Indiana has a hands-free driving law, and the use of all telecommunication devices unless hands-free or voice-operated is prohibited.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Mar. 2024
Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024
The world’s fourth-largest telecommunications company said a data set that included social security numbers was released on the dark web.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
Genomics, bioinformatics, climate science, telecommunications, finance, health care and so many more fields depend on it.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Mar. 2024
In mid-November, under pressure from the United States, Israel permitted the entry of fuel for hospitals, desalination plants and water pumps, wastewater treatment plants, bakeries, and telecommunication services.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2024
By the time Congress acted on concerns about Huawei’s access to Americans’ private information, taxpayers had to pay billions of dollars to tear Huawei’s telecommunication equipment out of the ground.
—Christina Jewett, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
On Monday, a Hamilton County grand jury indicted Brenda Cowden, 54, on 10 felony charges including telecommunications fraud, forgery, theft and identity fraud.
—The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2024
Government rules adapt Meanwhile, last December, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) updated its 16-year-old data breach notification rules to ensure that telecommunications providers adequately safeguard sensitive customer information.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
Indiana has a hands-free driving law, and the use of all telecommunication devices unless hands-free or voice-operated is prohibited.
—Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Telecommunication.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telecommunication. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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